It gives us great pleasure to introduce to you Phindile Khulu and David Mandaha – our two new Ranyaka board members!
Phindile and David bring with them a wealth of expertise, insight and wisdom, and we are thrilled to welcome them to our team.
More about Phindile and David
Phindile Khulu is a Finance Project Accountant and an Acting Finance Manager at the Law School of Wits University. Prior to that, she focused mainly on the finances of the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), also located at Wits Law School. Phindile has been active in the social justice sector for almost a decade. She is passionate about community well-being. As a result, she is a mentor to many students. She holds a Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Accounting) degree from Monash University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Specialised Accountancy (Wits), a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration and a Master of Business Leadership (both from the UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership). Phindile is also a board member to other organisations in the public interest sector.
David Mandaha is a strategist and award-winning communicator who has worked in the government, state-owned entity and media sectors for more than 15 years. He holds a BA degree in Media and Language Studies from the University of Venda, a BA degree in Public Management from the Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management from MANCOSA. David is presently pursuing his Masters’ in Business Administration (MBA). He currently heads up the external communication portfolio for the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), one of Africa’s leading scientific and technology development and implementation organisations. He served as a board member of the Capricorn Education Resource Centre, a non-profit organisation tasked with promoting science, technology and innovation in rural Limpopo.
Phindile and David, thank you for joining us on the Ranyaka journey!